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COBOL – Still doing the business

Mike — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:44:26 +0000

Integrating technology from fifty years ago with the 21st century is no easy task. MORE

20 Things You Might Not Know About COBOL (as the Language Turns 50)

Mike — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:20:33 +0000

The name COBOL was selected during a meeting of the Short Range Committee, the organization responsible for submitting the first version of the language, … MORE

Celebrating COBOL’s 50th birthday

Mike — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:19:18 +0000

Justin James honors COBOL’s 50 th birthday with a brief overview of the language’s history and an endorsement of why it’s still a valuable skill. … MORE

Cobol remains old standby at agencies despite showing its age

Mike — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:46:50 +0000

In the beginning, or not too long after, there was Cobol. And it was good. 1952 – “Amazing” Grace Hopper begins development of natural … MORE

USPS goes open-source with tracking system

Mike — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:45:20 +0000

For its part, USPS had to find a way to take source code written in Cobol and reuse it on Linux. Cobol, which marks its fiftieth anniversary this year, … MORE

Mainframes Still Garnering Key Support

Mike — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:18:23 +0000

This change of attitude has given new life to the COBOL programming language as well. Many organizations are re-purposing their COBOL applications for the … MORE

COBOL’s future lies in the clouds

Mike — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:47:31 +0000

It’s been 50 years since the initial specifications of COBOL were laid out, yet the future remains bright for the venerable programming … MORE

10 dying IT skills

Mike — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:53:18 +0000

… it also appears in as many articles about organizations with legacy applications written in COBOL that are having a hard time finding workers with COBOL … MORE

Modernization of Legacy Applications: When Is the Right Time?

Mike — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:43:14 +0000

Even people with skills in COBOL — the once predominant language — are becoming more difficult to find. Most programmers no longer learn COBOL in school; … MORE

COBOL anniversary highlights a vibrant ecosystem

Mike — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:57:37 +0000

COBOL’s place in the enterprise and on the mainframes of businesses around the world remains a function of the language’s ever-expanding horizons. … MORE